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London Film Critics Circle Awards 2023
44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards 4 February 2024 Film of the Year: ''The Zone of Interest'' ---- British/Irish Film of the Year: '' All of Us Strangers'' The 44th London Film Critics' Circle Awards honoured the best in film of 2023, as chosen by the London Film Critics' Circle. All films are automatically eligible if they are released in UK cinemas or premiere via streaming service between mid-February 2023 and mid-February 2024. The ceremony was held on 4 February 2024 at The May Fair Hotel in London. The nominations were announced on 20 December 2023 by actors Jing Lusi and Ényì Okoronkwo. '' All of Us Strangers'' received the most nominations with nine, followed by ''Oppenheimer'' with seven. Actor Jeffrey Wright was presented with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named after the British film critic and travel writer Dilys Powell. Additionally, Colman Domingo received the inaugural Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation; the award is named in memory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Zone Of Interest (film)
''The Zone of Interest'' is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, co-produced among the Cinema of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom, the Cinema of the United States, United States, and Cinema of Poland, Poland. Loosely based on The Zone of Interest (novel), the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, the film focuses on the life of German Auschwitz concentration camp, Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who live with their family in a home in the "Zone of Interest (Auschwitz), Zone of Interest" next to the German concentration camp. Christian Friedel stars as Rudolf Höss alongside Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss. Development of the film began in 2014 around the publication of the Amis novel, which is itself based partially on real events. Glazer opted to tell the story of the Hösses rather than the characters they inspired and conducted extensive research into the family, as he sought to make a film that demystifies the perpetrators of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Derek Malcolm
Derek Elliston Michael Malcolm (12 May 1932 – 15 July 2023) was an English film critic and historian. Early life Derek Elliston Michael Malcolm was born on 12 May 1932. He was the son of Douglas Malcolm (died 1967) and Dorothy Vera (died 1964; née Elliston-Taylor), Malcolm was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford. As a child, he expressed an interest in film, often going to the newsreel cinema on Victoria station. Career Malcolm worked for several decades as a film critic for ''The Guardian'', having previously been an amateur National Hunt jockey, where he had 13 victories, then an actor, and the paper's first horse racing correspondent.Derek Malcolm, 1932 to 2023 BFI In 1977, he was a member of the jury at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barbie (film)
''Barbie'' is a 2023 fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie, fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous List of Barbie animated films, animated films and specials. Starring Margot Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as Ken (doll), Ken, the film follows them on a journey of self-discovery through Barbieland and the real world following an existential crisis. The supporting cast includes America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. A live-action Barbie film was announced in September 2009 by Universal Pictures with Laurence Mark producing. Development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired the film rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of Amy Schumer and later Anne Hathaway as Barbie, the rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2018. Robbie was cast in 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anatomy Of A Fall
''Anatomy of a Fall'' () is a 2023 French psychological legal drama film, directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. Appearing in supporting roles are Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, and Sophie Fillières. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the and the Palm Dog Award, and competed for the Queer Palm. It was released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, receiving critical acclaim, selling over 1.9 million admissions in France, and winning six awards at the 49th César Awards, including César Award for Best Film, Best Film. The film also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
London Film Critics' Circle Award For Director Of The Year
The London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle. List of winners See also * BAFTA Award for Best Direction * Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director Notes *≈ Academy Award for Best Director winner *° Academy Award for Best Director nominee Multiple winners The following directors have won multiple awards: *2 wins – Andrzej Wajda (1981, 1983) *2 wins – David Fincher ( 2008, 2010) *2 wins – Ang Lee (2005, 2012) *2 wins – Alfonso Cuarón (2013, 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...) References {{DEFAULTSORT:London Film Critics Circle Award For Best Director Awards for best director Director Awards established in 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
London Film Critics' Circle Award For Film Of The Year
The Award for Film of the Year is the highest honour given by the London Film Critics' Circle. List of winners Past winners are: Multiple winning directors The following directors have directed multiple award-winning films: *2 wins – Woody Allen (1985, 1990) *2 wins – Steven Spielberg (1994, 1998) *2 wins – Alexander Payne ( 2002, 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...) *2 wins – Joel and Ethan Coen ( 1996, 2007) *2 wins – Jane Campion ( 1993, 2021) References {{ALFS Awards Chron Awards for best film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arthur Harari
Arthur Harari (born 1981 in Paris) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He is most known for co-writing ''Anatomy of a Fall'' (2023) with Justine Triet, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, César Award for Best Original Screenplay and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with the crime drama '' Dark Inclusion''. In 2021 he co-wrote and directed the war drama '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'', for which he won the César Award for Best Original Screenplay. Career After three shorts and a medium-length film, Harari directed his debut feature '' Dark Inclusion'' (2016), a heist film and family revenge drama about diamond dealers in Antwerp. His second feature film, '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'', was selected to be screened as the opening film in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. With his co-writer Vincent Poymir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Justine Triet
Justine Triet (; born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter, and editor. She has received several awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, a Palme d'Or, three César Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Triet started her career making documentary short films surrounding social justice issues and commentary starting with '' Sur Place'' (2007) which explored the 2006 youth protests in France. She made her narrative directorial feature film debut with the comedy drama '' Age of Panic'' (2013) followed by the romantic comedy '' In Bed with Victoria'' (2016) and the drama ''Sibyl'' (2019). She gained widespread acclaim for directing '' Anatomy of a Fall'', which debuted at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or, making Triet the third female director to win the award. In 2024, she became the first female French filmmaker to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers Q&A BFI Southbank, January 2024
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (; born May 21, 1986) is an American actress. She was named one of 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' in 2024. Randolph gained recognition for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production of ''Ghost'' (2012), for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Randolph went on to appear in the films ''The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'' (2014) and ''Office Christmas Party'' (2016) before receiving praise for her roles in ''Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019) and '' The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2020). Her performance as a grieving mother in ''The Holdovers'' (2023) earned her several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Randolph's television credits include ''Selfie'' (2014), ''This Is Us'' (2016), '' People of Earth'' (2016–17), ''Empire'' (2017–18), ''High Fidelity'' (2020), and '' The Idol'' (2023). In 2024, Randolph earned a nomination for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charles Melton 2024 1
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (< Latin ''-us'', see Spanish/ Portuguese ''Carlos''). According to Julius Pokorny, the historical linguist and Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, the root meaning of Charles is "old man", from Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European *wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
